# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH U19** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · 2022 · $5,917,352

## Abstract

ADMINISTRATIVE CORE - ABSTRACT
The “UTMB-Novartis Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness (UNAPP)” combines UTMB’s excellence in virology
& BSL4/3 facility with Novartis’ power in drug discovery & development to deliver pandemic antivirals. The
Administrative Core provides the leadership and programmatic coordination required to fully realize the impact
of this unique academic-industry partnership and meet the goals of the Antiviral Drug Discovery Centers for
Pathogens of Pandemics Concern. We will accomplish this through the following four aims: i. implement an
integrated organizational governance and programmatic structure that will promote a team science approach to
antiviral drug discovery for pandemic prevention against Coronaviruses, Flaviviruses, and Henipaviruses; ii.
provide integrated decision making in scientific, operational, financial, intellectual property protection and
communication through cohesive and collaborative governance; iii. implement a Developmental Research
Project program that will expand the center's scope and range of research while encouraging outside
investigators to develop novel technology and innovative research ideas in antiviral drug discovery; and iv.
implement a Mentored Project program designed to increase the availability of qualified early career researchers
in antiviral discovery research by providing career development and mentored research to further their
professional advancement.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10514147
- **Project number:** 1U19AI171413-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON
- **Principal Investigator:** VINEET D MENACHERY
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $5,917,352
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2022-05-16 → 2025-03-24

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10514147

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10514147, Administrative Core (1U19AI171413-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10514147. Licensed CC0.

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